Bibliograph

Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey, a biography, Alberto Manguel

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Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey, a biography, Alberto Manguel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

156834861

Responsibility statement

Alberto Manguel

Series statement

Books that changed the world series

Sub title

a biography

Summary

Examines "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" from their origins, the colorful characters and events chronicling the Trojan War and its aftermath, and their legacy for Western culture

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- 1. Summaries of the Books -- 2. A life of Homer? -- 3. Among the philosophers -- 4. Virgil -- 5. Christian Homer -- 6. Other Homers -- 7. Homer in Islam -- 8. Dante -- 9. Homer in Hell -- 10. Greek versus Latin -- 11. Ancients versus moderns -- 12. Homer as poetry -- 13. Realms of gold -- 14. Homer as idea -- 15. The eternal feminine -- 16. Homer as symbol -- 17. Homer as history -- 18. Madame Homer -- 19. Ulysses' travels -- 20. Homer through the looking glass -- 21. The never-ending war -- 22. Everyman

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Iliad and the Odyssey : a biography

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